Defending Taiwan: Essays on Deterrence, Alliances, and War - Paperback

by Kori Schake (Editor), Allison Schwartz (Editor)

From the American Enterprise Institute's leading Foreign and Defense Policy scholars, Defending Taiwan offers a road map for US policy to deter and defend against Chinese aggression toward Taiwan. The top experts explain why the US should care about Taiwan's sovereignty. They also examine the consequences of not defending the principles that the international order--which has made us safe and prosperous--relies on and what it would take to successfully protect Taiwan and the international order more broadly from Chinese predation. The chapters not only identify the major debates about protecting Taiwan's sovereignty but also provide the trenchant analysis and data to inform American and allied national security strategies. US policy belongs on the side of people seeking freedom. This book is an essential resource for shaping such policy.

Author Biography

Kori Schake is a senior fellow and the director of
foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Before joining AEI, Dr. Schake was the deputy director-general of the International
Institute for Strategic Studies in London. She has had a distinguished career
in government, working at the US State Department, the US Department of
Defense, and the National Security Council at the White House. She has also
taught at Stanford, West Point, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced
International Studies, National Defense University, and the University of
Maryland. Dr. Schake is the author of five books, among them "America vs
the West: Can the Liberal World Order Be Preserved?" (Penguin Random House
Australia, Lowy Institute, 2018) and "Safe Passage: The Transition from
British to American Hegemony" (Harvard University Press, 2017). Dr. Schake
has a PhD and MA in government and politics from the University of Maryland, as
well as an MPM from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. Her BA
in international relations is from Stanford University.